Removing The Backplane - Dell EMC PowerEdge R740 Installation And Service Manual

Figure 111. Back view of 8 x 3.5 inch drive backplane
1 SAS connector (BP SAS B)
3 SAS connector (BP SAS A)

Removing the backplane

The procedure to remove the backplane is identical for all backplane configurations.
Prerequisites
CAUTION: To prevent damage to the drives and backplane, remove the drives from the system before removing the backplane.
CAUTION: Note the number of each drive and temporarily label them before you remove the drive so that you can replace them
in the same locations.
1 Follow the safety guidelines listed in
2 Follow the procedure listed in
3 Remove the air shroud.
4 Remove the cooling fan
5 Remove the backplane
6 Remove all drives.
7 Disconnect all the cables from the backplane.
Step
Press the release tabs and lift the backplane to disengage the backplane from the hooks on the system.
Safety instructions.
Before working inside your
assembly.
cover.
2 signal connector (J_BP_SIG)
4 power connector (J_BP_PWR_A)
system.
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